Browsing Department of Administration and Organization Theory by Title

Om nye mediers betydning for politisk aktivitet og deltagelse. En teoretisk drøfting og et casestudium

Grøndahl, Carl Christian (Master thesis, 2008-12-10)

Denne oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i følgende problemstilling: Hvilken betydning har nye kanaler for politisk aktivitet og deltagelse hatt i utviklingen av den norske debatten om EUs datalagrings¬direktiv? Oppgaven er et ...

Omdømmebygging i NAV - Fasadepuss eller nybygg?

Gonsholt, Ingrid Richardt (Master thesis, 2009-06-02)

Denne studien handler om omdømmebygging i NAV i forbindelse med etableringen av en "ny" organisasjon. I studien beskriver og forklarer jeg hvordan NAV bygger sitt omdømme mot interne og eksterne omgivelser som brukerne, ...

Omorganisering av introduksjonsprogrammet - En kvalitativ studie av omorganiseringsprosessene av introduksjonsprogrammet i Voss og Gjesdal kommune

Lode, Nina (Master thesis, 2016-06-01)

Debatter omkring flyktninger og integrering av flyktninger har blitt en viktig del av samfunnsdebatten i Norge i dag. Hvordan vi skal gjennomføre de integreringstiltak norske kommuner har er da en viktig del av debatten. ...

Organizing for naval operations: Implementing mission command on board the Nansen-class frigates

Krabberød, Tommy (Doctoral thesis, 2015-05-08)

The motivation for this dissertation was an empirical one; how to design an effective organization for the new state-of-the art Nansen-class frigates. There is, however, no official tool for designing and diagnosing the ...

Pakistan’s national identity conundrum: Making sense of the composition, evolution and conflict of Pakistan’s national identity

Jahangir, Muhammad Ahsan (Master thesis, 2019-06-15)

Pakistan has been struggling with its national identity since its inception in 1947. This crisis of identity has been persistent throughout the years. The basis and rationale for Pakistan, which is marred with confusion ...

Parents' involvement in care order decisions: a cross-country study of front-line practice

Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)

This article examines parents' involvement in care order decision-making in four countries at one particular point in the care order process, namely, when the child protection worker discusses with the parents his or her ...

Participation in forestry: A study of people`s participation on the social forestry policy in Bangladesh: Myth or reality?

Chowdhury, Saber Ahmed (Master thesis, 2004)

This study is an attempt to study and explore the extent of people’s participation in theSF policy of Bangladesh and what are the roles of the main stakeholders: bureaucrats,Union Parishad and NGOs in ensuring the expected ...

Pathways to permanence in England and Norway: A critical analysis of documents and data

Skivenes, Marit; Thoburn, June (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)

The English language term ‘permanence’ is increasingly used in high income countries as a ‘short-hand’ translation for a complex set of aims around providing stability and family membership for children who need child ...

Paying to party: Candidate resources and party switching in new democracies

Rakner, Lise; Arriola, Leonardo; Davies, Justine Ina; Choi, Danny; Phillips, Melanie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Party switching among legislative candidates has important implications for accountability and representation in democratizing countries. We argue that party switching is influenced by campaign costs tied to the clientelistic ...

Performance appraisal in Uganda’s civil service: Does administrative culture matter?

Karyeija, Gerald Kagambirwe (Doctoral thesis, 2010-02-19)

This study explores administrative culture and examines its impact on the reform ofperformance appraisal in Uganda’s civil service, an area which has received littleattention from researchers. It reveals that Uganda’s ...

Performance audit and the importance of the public debate

Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)

The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of performance audit on public policy. The article investigates performance audit reports and the debates they initiate in the public realm. The case of Norway is analysed ...

Persistent inequalities in providing security for people in South Africa - A comparative study of the capacity of three communities in Hout Bay to influence policing

Tefre, Øyvind Samnøy (Master thesis, 2010-06-10)

Despite the hopes of the people in South Africa that the new democracy would bring significant changes to the many impoverished people in the country, this has not happened. In relation to security, crime has risen to the ...

Petroleumspolitikk fra 2000-2010 - Oljepolitikk på vent?

Brakstad, Kathrine S (Master thesis, 2011-06-01)

Denne studien tar for seg problemstillingen: 1) Beskrive den norske petroleumspolitikken fra 2000-2010. 2) Hvilke endringer har skjedd i petroleumssektoren på 2000-tallet, og hvilken rolle har Integrerte Operasjoner hatt ...

Policy Implementation of Street Level Bureaucrats: How effectively was the violence against women Act implemented in Minnesota, USA

Eggert, Amy (Master thesis, 2011-06-01)

MPA Master's Thesis about the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 in Minnesota, United States.

Political (Over)Representation of Public Sector Employees and the Double-Motive Hypothesis: Evidence from Norwegian Register Data (2007-2019)

Geys, Benny; Murdoch, Zuzana; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Countries have widely diverging regulations regarding the eligibility of public sector employees for political office, and the stringency of such regulations remains fiercely debated. Building on a demand and supply model ...